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A 29-year-old teacher from the Fowlers Corners area was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 7, just south of Fowlers Corners, early Wednesday morning.

Peterborough County OPP said the woman was southbound when she lost control of her car, crossed the centre line and collided with a northbound utility services truck just south of County Rd. 1 at 6:45 a.m.

The crash victim Carolynn Collins was a Grade 6 teacher at St. Paul School in Norwood. A graduate of St. Peter Secondary School in Peterborough, she earned her bachelor of education at Trent University. She had previously taught Grade 2 at St. Paul.

She died at the scene of the collision, before paramedics arrived.

Police closed Hwy. 7 between County Rd. 1 and Stockdale Rd. for several hours while officers investigated the collision.

Police said Wednesday’s weather and poor road conditions were likely factors in the crash. More than five centimetres of snow fell in Peterborough on Wednesday.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP said Thursday morning that no charges are pending in the crash.

"It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that today we informed the staff, students and the St. Paul school community of the death of Carolynn Collins ... because of an unfortunate car accident," St. Paul principal Andy Sawada wrote Wednesday night on the school's Facebook page.

"Carolynn was a joyous, humourous and dedicated professional who lived her dream every day she got to work with children.

"She made a huge impact on our school environment and today we mourn not only the loss of a teacher, but the loss of a friend, a role model and an angel."